contagioso

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin contāgiōsus. Synchronically, contagio (“contagion”) +‎ -oso.

Adjective

contagioso (feminine singular contagiosa, masculine plural contagiosi, feminine plural contagiose)

1. infectious
2. contagious

Derived terms

• contagiosamente
• contagiosità

Related terms

• contagiare
• contagio

Further reading

• contagioso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

Adjective

contāgiōsō

1. dative masculine singular of contāgiōsus
2. dative neuter singular of contāgiōsus
3. ablative masculine singular of contāgiōsus
4. ablative neuter singular of contāgiōsus

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin contāgiōsus. Synchronically, contágio (“contagion”) +‎ -oso.

Adjective

contagioso m (feminine singular contagiosa, masculine plural contagiosos, feminine plural contagiosas, comparable)

1. contagious (of a disease, able to be transmitted to others)

   Synonym: contagiante

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Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin contāgiōsus. Synchronically, contagio (“contagion”) +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kontaˈxjoso/, [kõn̪.t̪aˈxjo.so]

Adjective

contagioso (feminine contagiosa, masculine plural contagiosos, feminine plural contagiosas)

1. contagious

Derived terms

• contagiosidad

Related terms

• contagiar
• contagio

Further reading

• “contagioso” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.